Chapter 28: "The Kelvin Incident" Pt. 1
Ok, so looks like I can finally see my reviews again, huzzah! Speaking of which, reviews!
Guest: I've already done a ff reaction, chapter 12 (which I really do need to change the name of).
Perseus D. Uzumaki: Getting help with Destiny, working on Halo Reach, and I was thinking of doing the game Overlord. Could have a lot of fun replacing the 'heroes' with the RWBY crew.
TheBioshockRwbyFan4life: Oh, I loved that movie!
sammykordy10: SAO Abridged and DBZ Abridged.
Lonely Boy: Thank you for the support. And it's cool, suggestions are always welcomed. I do think having Jaune fall in love with a female version is a bit out there though. It's not that it's really weird, but because I have a lot of people I'm planning to introduce soon, and I have no way of seeing how that could even be possible. Can't seem to find the first example, but I remember the second one was pretty funny.
TermaGamer: Not a fan of Fortnight. Had a roommate who used to play it constantly. Now, that's not the reason for why I hate the game, the reason was because he kept cursing up a storm and beating the wall next to him every time he dies (which was literally all the time) while I tried to study. He would then curse and call the people incredibly offensive words despite him not being good at the game to begin with (he constantly tried to create a ramp without walls for protection and gets sniped, never got very far up). I also know that this game is highly competitive, and not great for people with even small tempers. Case and point: one time my roommate was the second one to die in a matchup, and he threw his controller at his tv, shattering the screen. So yeah, not touching that.
keybladelight: I'm sorry, but I can't.
Nemonobody001: Well, I do have an early draft for Jumanji. I haven't watched most of what you suggested. The only one from the list I watched was White Castle, and I hated that movie.
Drakon: I did not, and those are pretty interesting ideas. The problem is that there isn't really many people willing to fight against the Arcs. On the one hand, they will be facing against never-ending legions of powerful Arrancars (to them at least), the Arcs' own military might which was left largely untouched (and number close to a million soldiers by themselves, never mind any from the Kingdoms loyal to the Clan), no Dust or Aura to power weapons/protect themselves (hinted that with Robin's/Altani's reaction to them), and the support of the majority of people in Remnant (Human and Faunus) after dealing with the 'traitorous' Huntsmen and Grimm. I agree, people would be pissed over what happened to their friends/family. But unlike Star Wars where the Empire (who was corrupt beyond belief) had to search the entire galaxy for the Rebellion, the Arcs are seen as good people who patrol just one world and need only the Arrancars to sniff out any Huntsmen/sympathizer holdouts (one such place was destroyed in the end). A few people would not be enough to successfully overthrow the Arcs, plus how would they be able to destroy the source of the Clone Armies if their creator is safe in Hueco Mundo, or the legions of Arcs who don't rely on Dust to power their technology (that's going to be touched on later)? That's why I left the ending as it was, there was no way a Rebellion could form if there aren't enough people willing to fight against a regime that freed them of their greatest enemy with no way to harm them.
Janne Rolfe Jalandoni: Already working on reactions to the whole game. Three guesses on who's Noble 6 ;)
Argus456: Glad you liked it, though I will not be doing the third one. Judgement Day, at least in this story, has been terminated from the timeline. Penny's reactions were a blast to write though, as was Velvet's XD
Elpis Bringer of Hope: Welcome, My Lord. I regret to inform you that "Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works" will not be featured in the Nexus. Though I would like to say that I am working on having the audience see a universe where several of these so-called 'heroes' have been corrupted by a meddling Dark Lord, twisting their ideals until they no longer resemble their former selves. I do hope that you enjoy what I have planned for them, Jack. And May the Light of The Pillars guide you.
Lonyer182: I never really liked the Predator series to be honest. I mean, in every movie, the Predators hunt humans, but every time they do that, they die from them? How? They have advanced weaponry and cloaking technology. It's like a human hunter getting killed by a couple chipmunks with toothpicks (Arnold did beat a Predator with a log). It's really confusing to be honest. I apologize if my comments weren't respectful.
Thanatos413: Really? Wow. That really means a lot to me, thank you for that :)
jocoleman2017: The next full movie is sort of a secret, but it is a future scenario! Haven't done one of those in a while and thought one was due.
camdawg: No idea. I really do want to start on the Marvel Universe soon though.
Haseo55: Thank you. Never watched Dark Fate before, though I heard it was pretty awful. The author had made the crossover, I mostly made the reactions, so I wouldn't have made any omake. Not sure how I'd go about making omakes on this story to be honest.
X3runner: Glad that you enjoyed it. Man, haven't watched Kindergarten Cop in years. I am trying to do Die Hard though. Jaune as McClain, Yang as Molly, Neptune as the drug addict, Whitley as Takagi (want him to have an important role as a nice guy), Sun as the limo driver, Ren as Powel(?), Ciel as Deputy Director, Raven as Agent Smith (1), Qrow as Agent Smith (2), Sienna as Hans, Ilia as the computer hacker, Adam as the crazy brother, Blake as the dead brother. That's what I got so far, what do you think? And Indiana Jones sounds awesome, gonna see which I will do though.
RedDragonRevan: I'm going to do Jaune as Noble Six in Reach, and a rather great Admiral from a different time. I was thinking of doing the Knights of the Old Republic trailers since I'm not too knowledgeable on Legends and I wanted to do a trailer chapter with 'new' orbs/universes being born, letting the audience see what new universes being created looks like in the Nexus. It's a beautiful sight. Still, that is an awesome idea, a shame I'm too much of an idiot when it comes to the Legends Expanded Universe :(
BlackPhantom247: Pff hahaha! I'm sorry, it's just that when you mentioned the idiots getting a spanking, my mind immediately thought of Jaune giving the two an actual spanking XD. Haven't watched Road to El Dorado, but I am working on one that is lighthearted enough that isn't dark like the others, but isn't all rainbows and unicorns. It's also a future scenario, a rather long one at that. It's actually the original future that their Jaune was supposed to have if the people didn't get sucked towards the Nexus. I am working on stuff that are based on real-life historical events for the Arcs' past, like the warfare from WW1. Though movie/show historical ones seem to take most of the space up (opposite problem for names though, funny enough). Thank you for offering though, very kind of you :) And someone already did Atlantis: The lost Empire before I did, kind of sad about that to be honest. But the author made an amazing job, gave the movie justice.
Dcraus: No to King Artur, and working on The Last Samurai.
The Poarter: Sorry, but I can't do The Terminator, for several reasons. For one: it'll be very confusing for the others to see Jaune as the evil Terminator when they just finished watching a good version of him. Second: I got a lot of movies to react to on my list (the 8 Marvel movies I'm planning counts for 1/4 of the list of full movies I'm planning). I'll put a list of what I got planned already at the bottom.
Done! Also, great news, we're almost at a million views! Woo! Actually expect to reach it after this chapter (that's not me being arrogant, we're less than 20,000!). Now, prepare your tear ducts, because this is gonna be a bumpy ride!
Disclaimer in the prologue.
After the final scene ended, everyone felt low. Just then, a mannequin lit up and once the light faded away, everyone saw that it was wearing the same outfit Terminator Jaune wore, while holding a shotgun in its left hand over its shoulder.
Pyrrha sniffled, looking at another reminder of her crush's sacrifice. Then she noticed something, "Why is the outfit next to SOLDIER Jaune's sword?"
Jack apologized, and magically moved it somewhere else.
Penny closed her eyes in grief, dearly hoping that he was at peace now.
The children teared up at the sight of the outfit before it moved.
Winter looked down, feeling terrible for what happened at the end.
Everyone took some time to collect themselves. Robin and Altani still wanting to know what Dust and Aura was decided to wait for a better moment.
A few hours later, as they just calmed down, everyone heard a small ringing noise.
Just then, Adrian and Alice came back, riding in separate toy vehicles.
"…" Everyone took a moment to see what they were seeing, confused (and a bit sad) by the sight.
Adrian was pedaling a Harley-Davidson bike, wearing the same clothes Jaune did, complete with sunglasses, while Alice was behind him, pedaling a police bike while wearing the clothes Cardin wore.
Both were laughing as they 'chased' each other, it was actually pretty darn adorable.
Glynda, Terra, and Saphron smiled a bit as they see their children playing together, their hearts mending a bit from the sight and laughter. Truly magical, the laughter of a child. They smiled wider and waved, taking out their scrolls to record the cute moment, as Adrian grinned behind his shades while Alice smiled at her momma as she ringed a little bell on her bike.
The other parents felt a little better seeing the children play, same with the students.
The other children looked at the sight with some nostalgia, wanting to play along with their baby sister.
Nobody saw the little smile Jack had, before he sighed as he took the orb, and placed it on a shelf while taking out another blue one. 'Man, I don't know if their hearts can take this one.' He thought as he went back to the screen.
As the toddlers petaled away back to their cribs, not knowing how their fun time cheered everyone nor how they'll dodge a bullet not watching the next universe, everyone looked back to the screen as the lights dimmed.
The screen was still pitch-black, but the audience could hear voices fading in, apparently in the middle of a conversation.
"Manson?" a male voice, barely audible to the audience, spoke.
"Ew! Gross." a female voice gagged.
"What is this?" Tai asks, confused with how the screen wasn't showing anything. "Is the screen broken?"
Yang raised an eyebrow, 'Why does the second voice sound familiar?' Ruby and Summer felt the same thing, wondering who the female voice belonged to.
"Michael?"
"Not feeling it."
The voices were getting clearer, and the audience realized the male voice belonged to Jaune.
Several winced at hearing his voice again after witnessing his other's sacrifice, taking a few breaths to calm down.
"Um...Cedric?"
"That's the third time that name came up...and 'no' is still the answer. I'm also noticing you're coming up with only male names now." the female voice complained, though she was clearly amused from her tone.
Many of the women with crushes narrowed their eyes, wanting to know who this new person was, and if it was any of them.
Tai and Qrow felt a bit odd, feeling like they knew this woman's voice, and felt a growing sense of anger for some reason.
"…Cletus?" Jaune's voice finally spoke after a long pause, though it clearly sounded like he was grimacing. (Yang: "Hell no, that's a terrible name." Coco: "Agreed.")
"Hell no." the female voice immediately responded flatly, and the rest of the audience was beginning to realize that she sounded familiar too.
Tai and Qrow tensed. "No…" They whispered as they clenched their fists.
Yang gaped at the woman's answer being the same as hers. 'Wait a minute…'
"Yeah, I'm really glad you rejected that. I wouldn't know what to do if I realized I married someone who'd even consider 'Cletus' as the name for our baby." Jaune chuckled as the screen slowly came to life to show a close shot of his handsome face grinning at someone offscreen, his blue eyes shining with mirth.
Ren rose an eyebrow, "Oh, Jaune and this other woman are choosing names for their child."
Penny nods, "That's nice." She felt a bit sad that the now revealed pregnant woman wasn't her. 'Though, I suppose I should count myself lucky that I can have children now that I'm human.' She, and the other women, then blushed after seeing the handsome face of Jaune. "Oh my!"
A few of the female students drooled at the sight, the joy in his eyes looking more like the Jaune they know and love.
From what the audience could see of this version of Jaune, he was apparently dressed in a tight blue long-sleeved uniform shirt and black pants that looked to be of a futuristic and minimalist design. A stylish arrowhead-shaped insignia was prominently displayed over his left pectoral. The biggest change about this Jaune was that his familiar shaggy blond hair had been cut quite short and styled slightly, making him look crisp and clean-shaven and showing that he was part of a well-disciplined organization.
Winter blushed at seeing the young man's clean features, vastly different to others she knew. She also wondered if he was in a military unit based on what he was wearing. 'I wouldn't mind if he was my commanding officer.' Her blush deepened at the thought.
James was confused. The General didn't know if what the man was wearing was part of a military. While the outfit looked streamlined, he felt it was too minimalistic for his tastes. He looked to Jack and asked, "Is this man military?" earning the attention of Winter and the rest.
Jack did a so-so gesture. "Kind of." Leaving everyone confused. "I mean, the organization he's a part of is more geared towards science and exploration, though it does follow a naval command structure."
Everyone was still confused, 'How does a civilian organization follow a naval structure?'
James didn't know how that works, but nodded all the same. 'Perhaps it can be explained later.' He reasoned.
The tight shirt was a little stretched against his developed muscles, showing he kept himself in good shape.
Something which the women noticed with glee as they could see some of his muscle tone. Though some didn't really like how the outfit looked, too boring for their tastes *cough* Coco *cough*. (1)
In the background behind him, several medical machines and computers were visible, with some of their colorful displays and lights blinking away. The audience could tell they were way advanced beyond anything possible on Remnant in their time period; not even the latest in Atlas technology came close to matching what they've seen on the screen, and it was only a small glimpse!
Penny immediately 'borrowed' Ruby's scroll to take a few pictures of the machines.
Ruby, Terra, Winter, and James were all deeply impressed by the gadgets; with Ruby drooling at the possible designs and James nodding in respect.
"Doesn't matter; you're stuck with me. At least I'm beautiful enough to be worth it." the female voice teased back.
The view then changed to show a small and well-lit private hospital room; one of the several connected to the main area of the sickbay. This also finally revealed the owner of the female voice.
Tai, Qrow, Ruby, and her friends all gaped at the reveal of this mystery woman. The girl herself was speechless by what she was seeing.
Yang Xiao Long, or rather Yang Arc, dressed in a hospital gown, was lying sideways on her right side on what looked like a high-tech-looking hospital bed- with several attached displays apparently monitoring her health- secured to the wall opposite the door into this room. Through the small window next to the door, one could see the sickbay staff bustling around as they did their tasks. She was facing Jaune with a tired smile, her right hand holding his left as if it were a lifeline and her left lovingly caressing her very pregnant belly.
"YANG?!"
Ruby looked at the screen with happiness with a bit of sadness. "Yay! I'm an aunt!" She cheered.
Summer squealed "I have a grandbaby!" Her mind immediately going to all the best ways on how to spoil her grandbaby rotten.
Yang looked at her clearly older self, her pregnant older self, with shock. "I, I don't-" She was lost, not knowing what to say here. She did like the idea of being a mother though.
Raven felt old just by looking at her daughter's older self. 'I'm a grandparent!'
Kali pouted, wanting her own grandbabies to spoil. She looked to Blake with a mad gleam, causing her to sweat a bit as she gulped nervously. "So, when are you going to settle down and give me grandkittens?" "MOM!"
Ghira growled, not wanting his precious kitten to be pregnant so young, and clung to a blushing Chibi-Blake like she was a security blanket.
Willow felt something similar to Kali, wanting a chance to have a grandchild to love and hold. She also felt like she wanted something more which confused her.
The other women felt a bit angry at the sight, though the heroines did tone it down at the clear love between the two here.
Oz and Salem smiled, remembering when she was pregnant with their angels.
Tai and Qrow growled, wanting to tear the bastard apart for knocking up their daughter/niece.
Her long golden blond hair was frazzled, she had no makeup on, was sweating a little from some exertion, and her striking lilac eyes were slightly bloodshot from lack of sleep. Despite all these details, Jaune still thought she was the most beautiful woman in his life, and that he still felt very fortunate to this day to have earned her love.
Yang blushed as a pretty smile lit up her face. "Awe, that's real sweet Jaune."
Pyrrha huffed, wishing that it was her that Jaune had eyes for.
Most of the mothers cooed, thinking it sweet of Jaune.
Mercury whistled, "Wow, all that and the guy still believes that?"
Emerald smiled, thinking/hoping that Jaune would look to her in a similar way when she's pregnant with their twins. 'I won't give up!' At Mercury's statement, she punched him straight in the jaw without looking away, knocking the idiot out.
Cinder sighed at the idiocy of her henchman, seeing how a lot of people were glaring at his crumpled body. 'Why can't my minions be as effective as Mr. Arc's in that future?' Her eyes glinted at the thought of the armies he led in that possible future.
"How the hell did I let a country boy like you convince me to hold off on naming our baby until after it's born? We don't even know the gender yet either, and I'm getting a little stressed out now with no actual name to give our baby once I pop it out." the exasperated mother-to-be complained as she rested her head against the pillow. Though she knew her husband was just throwing random names out now to distract her from the upcoming birth, and also the contractions building up to it.
Yang facepalmed as Summer sighed while looking at a now nervously chucking Tai as he rubbed the back of his head.
Nora blinked. "Wow, that's impressive." Her friends nodded, wanting to know just how Jaune managed to convince Yang to wait that long.
"Sorry, but you know it's always been a tradition on my side of our family. My dad always said the perfect name will pop into our heads the moment the baby's born." Jaune replied with an apologetic expression, then smirked. (Saphron: *Groans* "Come on Jaune, you know dad's advice is terrible.")
"The better question would be how the hell did a 'country boy' like me manage to marry the most gorgeous woman in the Federation who's also about to be the mother of the most beautiful baby ever?" he said proudly as he moved his wife's hand up to kiss her knuckles with a suave smile, getting an amused and unladylike snort from Yang.
Yang blushed a bit, "Heh, that was good lady killer." She grinned at this more confident Jaune Arc, and already thinking of ways to bring that mindset out on her version. 'Wait, my version?'
Tai took that moment to stare back at the screen, wishing to tear the man's head off. "Who does he think he is, seducing my little dragon?"
Yang's blush deepened, but in embarrassment, "Daaaadd!"
Summer sighed, and seeing Qrow's nod and glare, went to both and smacked the two in the back of the head. "Listen you two." She said after they recovered from the vicious hit, glaring at them. "I want grandbabies, and no one is going to take that away from me." Her eyes narrowed dangerously, "Are we clear?"
The two grown Huntsmen cowered in fear, nodding as they hugged each other. Raven sighed, repressing a shiver of fear from seeing her old team leader manifesting once more.
Her job done, Summer went back to squealing with joy as she grabbed Ruby and Yang and hugged them, asking them how long it'll take for them to give her grandchildren. The sisters stammered as they tried to get away from their mom, but her grip was like steel.
As the two let go of each other, they swore to at least make sure that their little Ruby would remain pure and innocent, causing said girl to blush in embarrassed mortification.
Ignoring all of that, Whitley rose an eyebrow, "What's this Federation?"
Jack took that as his que to explain. He paused the viewing, took out his data pad, and began reading. "The United Federation of Planets, more commonly referred to as just 'The Federation', is an interstellar government comprising of numerous planetary sovereignties. This union was made possible due to agreed-upon regulations that would allow them to exist semi-autonomously under a single central government based on the principles of universal liberty, rights, & equality, and to share their knowledge and resources in peaceful cooperation, scientific development, space exploration, and mutual defense. Founded by the Humans/Faunus, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites, The Federation is considered one of the most powerful interstellar states in known space, encompassing eight thousand light years, and over 150 formal member worlds. Unlike its imperial rivals however, who derive power from a single species subjugating other races, the Federation's various member worlds joined willingly and are equals in Federation society."
As Jack explained the Federation, the more people were amazed by it. After finishing, he placed the pad next to him on a side table, thinking that he may need it for later explanations.
The Faunus were amazed. They wanted to go live in this utopian society already. 'For so many species to come together, equality would be nothing short of magical.' Many of them thought as they imagined what living in such a government would be like. 'It's not fair.'
James and the Schnees felt proud of being one of the founding members of the government, if their puffed-out chests were any indication. The other teachers and adults were blown away by this, wishing they knew the secret behind the Federation's success so that they can implement it in their world. 'If it worked for more than a hundred different planets and species, then surely it could do the same for a single world with only two species.'
The students were in awe, thinking of how Remnant would look like with so many peoples and species interacting with each other there.
Penny raised her hand, which Jack nodded to. "What's a lightyear?"
Jack said, "A lightyear is a unit of distance for objects in space, specifically, the distance light travels in one Remnant year: with one lightyear about 5.88 trillion miles or 9.5 trillion km."
Everyone was blown away by the distance.
Yang smiled, flattered at being thought of as the most beautiful woman out of everyone in a government in control of such a large territory, with over a hundred planets and multiple alien races, by her husband. She then grinned, "Well, he got that part right about me!" She stood up and did a sexy pose for the man onscreen, much to her dad's and uncle's horror. She turned to their resident god, "Hey Jack, mind if I get a crown?"
Said deity raised an eyebrow. "Uh, why?"
Yang grinned, "Well, as the most gorgeous woman in the Federation, I need a crown to showcase the accomplishment!"
At that, a lot of women felt jealous. Cinder even contemplated murdering Yang for what she felt was a personal slight against her.
Raven smirked. 'Having my child wear a crown is such a wonderful feeling.' She should know, Robin still hadn't taken hers off. At that, she bent down to kiss the top of her head, much to the child's confusion.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Fine." He grins as he magically constructs a tiara made up of beautifully interwoven silver strands with a golden gem placed in the center and a bit down from the main body.
Many were struck by the sheer beauty yet simplicity of it. Saphron, Terra, Robin, and Altani stared wide-eyed at the design.
Yang grinned as the tiara floated towards her, "Yeah, now that's what I'm talking about." Just then, Tai plucked it out of the air. "Hey!"
Her dad grinned, "Sorry sweetie, but you're my daughter. If anyone's going to lay a crown on your head, it should be me." Yang blushed, but smiled.
Saphron coughed. "Um, I'm not sure you should be doing that, sir."
Tai shook his head, "No, I really think I do."
The lady Arc shrugged, "Ok."
Tai then placed the tiara on top of his little dragon's head. He stepped back, and seeing how beautiful she looks, said "You look like a princess, sweetie."
Her friends, Ruby, and Summer went over to get a closer look, as Yang preened at the complements she was getting.
Tai smiled at the sight, then turned towards Saphron. "So, any reason why I didn't want to do that?" As a caring father, why wouldn't he want to put a crown on her head? He felt that his baby girl deserved it after all.
Saphron shrugged, "Well, based on what you said about my brother 'seducing' your daughter earlier," she made air quotes with her fingers with a knowing grin, "I just didn't think you'd want to give her an Arcadian wedding tiara." She and Terra snickered at the end, while Robin and Altani laughed. (2)
Tai froze, as did most of the audience. Then he ran over to a surprised Yang. Yang though, who recovered fast enough, fought back. "Yang, take that thing off!" "Back off, old man!"
As the others recovered, many were thinking of what kind of tiara/crown they would get to wear should they marry Jaune.
She felt she had the right to dismiss his compliments for now, since she looked like a mess with a huge bloated belly about to push out a baby along with lots of disgusting fluids and afterbirth. (Roman: "Gross." Neo: "Oh, don't be a baby!")
"Alright, please keep your flirting to a minimum in my sickbay, would you?" a tan-skinned female doctor with brown hair in a pixie-bob style teased with a smirk as she entered the room, a medical tricorder held in her hand.
As Yang and Tai continued their 'fight', with Summer now joining in– "Don't get in the way of true love, Tai!"–, everyone else were speechless by who entered the bay.
The noise made by their scuffle had also allowed Mercury to wake up, who glared at Emerald for the knockout.
A woman walked inside, and while Doctor Laxi looked almost human-like, they could immediately tell that she was of an extraterrestrial species with her non-Faunus, impossibly big and round brown eyes. She stopped by Yang's bedside and began scanning the patient with her device upon linking to the bed's monitoring system. Meanwhile, Jaune averted his eyes with a small dusting of pink on his cheeks at being caught flirting with his beloved wife. Yang merely rolled her lilac eyes at her husband's shyness with a fond smile.
Yang, with her tiara still on and keeping her dad in check with a chokehold with the help of her mom, grinned at the screen. "Oh no, don't mind her, keep it up! I can go all day~."
Coco and Nora laughed while the other students groaned. Meanwhile, Qrow felt his heart shatter. "You used to go on piggyback rides."
Mercury snorted in amusement at that, before he flinched at the glares Altani and Robin threw at him. 'What did I say?' Then he felt the glares of the other children. 'What?!' He didn't know that all of Jaune's children loved asking for piggyback rides from their papa, and were not happy that someone was making fun of that in their eyes. (3)
"Everything looks good so far, and the contractions seem to be progressing with the intervals shrinking at a steady rate. I imagine we'll be welcoming a beautiful and very healthy new life just when we're about to arrive at Remnant." Laxi announced with a friendly smile as she snapped her tricorder closed.
"I certainly hope it'll be sooner rather than later, doc." Yang grumbled as she nearly crushed her husband's hand and breathed in and out slowly upon feeling a mild contraction just now. Jaune couldn't help himself, even as he winced in pain for his poor hand, he kissed his wife's forehead.
The fathers who could were massaging their hands in phantom pain as they remembered how their angels came into the world.
The mothers just rolled their eyes at the big babies, 'Please, you want to talk about real pain?' They did awe at Jaune's loving gesture.
"Who's the one that wanted a natural birth, huh?" he reminded with a strained smile. That earned him a sharp punch to his bicep and a glare that was becoming more deadly to him because of her newly-developed aura of motherhood. She couldn't hide her satisfied smirk when Jaune adopted a pitiful puppy-like expression in return. (Coco: "Hey, don't hurt the goods.")
"No killing our second-in-command in my bay, Mrs. Arc; even if he deserves it." the doctor called over her shoulder with a chuckle as she left the room to do other work. With her departure, a peaceful moment of silence settled on the couple as they gazed lovingly at each other.
"What're you thinking, country boy?"
"I'm thinking I can finally have some dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets instead of crappy mess hall food when we disembark." Jaune replied with a mock-serious expression, getting a huff from Yang.
Pyrrha, Penny, Velvet, and Ruby giggled as they thought of Jaune's admittedly childish obsession of chicken nuggets adorable, with Saphron and Terra joining.
Winter and James chuckled, thinking of the various scientific horrors the Atlassian military insisted was 'food'. "Well," James smiled, "I suppose almost anything would be better than military rations, even chicken nuggets."
Winter nodded, as did the older Huntsmen who had to endure field rations in the past. "That is true sir, though I believe our cooks have made some breakthroughs into making them more edible."
Amber pouted next to her mom, "Why's everyone laughing? Dinosaur chicken nuggets are the best!" Her sisters nodded in agreement, showing everyone how similar Jaune's children were despite coming from separate universes.
Raven sighed while Sienna chuckled as their daughters joined in. Glynda wondered if her child with the Arc would grow up to have the same taste in food, the adorableness of that thought made her smile.
After what felt like forever, the atmosphere of the Nexus felt calm, and everyone felt like truly relaxing after witnessing the end of that last world.
"Not that, dork. You've been thinking about something else for a long while. Tell me, please?"
Jaune smiled softly as he gazed at his wife's swollen belly for a long moment, before finally speaking.
"You know...I've had this thought for months that this baby is definitely going to grow up to do amazing things in the future," he shakes his head, "and I don't think that's my pride as a new father talking. The longer I've been watching our beautiful new life grow in you, the more certain I am of that feeling. I can't prove it, but I just know for certain our child is destined to be someone they'll talk about in history lessons a hundred years from now." He says determinately as he carefully laid his left hand on his wife's belly. Yang chuckled warmly, and Jaune could see how motherly she was becoming with the baby coming. He'd thought it impossible for his wife's already amazing beauty to grow even more, but the allure of motherhood was proving him quite wrong.
The mothers all awed at Jaune's speech. The children actually felt a bit of pride for their unborn sibling.
Pyrrha gushed at the speech, "Awe, he believes in his child so much, that's soo sweet~!" She was still upset that it wasn't her that had Jaune's child, but she couldn't help but be happy for her crush's happiness here.
Willow sighed, wishing how her useless husband was at least half of what this version of Mr. Arc is right now. 'I wonder…' She hummed with a thoughtful expression.
The Schnee siblings felt the same for their father. "Unbelievable," Weiss said with a jealous huff, "the child hasn't even been born yet, and already its father has shown more love for it than our own has for our entire lives."
Winter shook her head as she went over to hug her little sister.
Whitley looked down, wondering what his life would've been if he had this man for a father. He smiled, "That would be wonderful." He sighed in despondently. 'It is a shame I cannot change his ways…' "Wait a minute…" He whispered. He looked back towards the screen, seeing the love that man has for his child, and then towards the numerous orbs surrounding them. Taking a moment, he started to think. 'I cannot change my father, I know this, but if I just so happen to gain a new one, well… isn't that just prudent planning?'
Yang, after letting her old man go, was struck speechless. Don't get her wrong, she always knew that if she ever decided to be a mom, she'd be a damn good one. 'Look at how well Ruby turned out.' She thought as she glanced at her baby sister she practically raised as her daughter while growing up. However, that didn't stop a lingering sense of doubt, that she would end up just like Raven and simply walk away from everything.
Seeing her other so happy to be a mother, to see the love in the couple's eyes, it helped settle what doubts she had.
"Usually, I'd point out that every new parent are obligated to think that of every child they have, no matter what. But...I do have to agree with you here." she began as she lovingly caressed her belly, with one of her hands gently guiding her husband's large and warm hand along the curve of it. She locked her beautiful lilac eyes with his blue ones, showing that she believed in what he said wholeheartedly. "I can feel it, too."
Suddenly, they felt a strong kick under their joined hands from the baby inside the womb, making the mother-to-be wince slightly in discomfort. "And I really felt that one just now."
Some of the mothers smiled as they rubbed their own bellies, remembering the magical feeling of their babies kicking, and chuckling at Yang's words.
The Arc couple exchanged amused grins for a moment, before Jaune fixed Yang with his most confident expression that reminded her of why she fell in love with him.
"I will do my best to make sure that future happens. That's a promise." he declared with an assured grin, and Yang nodded her acceptance.
"I'll hold you to that, country boy." she said as she gripped his collar to pull him into a loving kiss, seemingly lost to the world around them though it didn't last long, earning awes from most of the women in the audience.
The quiet humming sound that had been permeating throughout the entire ship for the last few hours had stopped just now. The couple broke off the kiss slowly, and their expressions became serious upon noticing the lack of that sound.
"We're dropping out of warp much sooner than expected." Jaune stated, and Yang nodded her affirmation (Nora: "Oh come on, can't we just enjoy some niceness for a change?!"). He could feel the deck below his feet shift slightly as the ship changed headings with its inertial dampers working to keep up. Finally, what the couple were dreading for the last few long seconds came when a familiar chirp filled the small room.
"Bridge to Arc." a man's voice sounded crisply from the communicator on Jaune's belt. With a deepening scowl at having his time off for his wife's childbirth interrupted, he grabbed the device and flipped it open with a flick of his wrist.
"Arc here." he said neutrally, recognizing the voice on the other end as belonging to the ship's Captain, James Ironwood.
James blinked, unsure how to take this apparent demotion of his rank. Neither did the Schnees, Glynda, or Ozpin.
Jaune's team had straightened their backs and became more focused, subconsciously recognizing their friend's "Leader Mode" voice, and looked to be awaiting further orders.
Winter noticed this, as did Cinder and Salem, and they couldn't help but admire Jaune for the level of discipline he'd instilled in them at such a limited amount of time.
If it had been anyone else, he would've told them in no certain terms to go fuck themselves (Qrow: *Snorts* "Nice."). His rising frustration stalled for a moment when Yang took hold of his free hand and rubbed her thumb on it soothingly.
"Mr. and Mrs. Arc, you know I wouldn't interrupt this very important moment in your family life if this wasn't so urgent. With that said, I am truly sorry but I need you on the bridge immediately, Lieutenant Commander." Ironwood spoke somewhat regretfully, but his tone told the couple there was no choice.
Jaune breathed in and out slowly once, before speaking. "Acknowledged, Captain."
Tai sighed, and rubbing his sore neck, said "While I still hate the idea of one of my little girls pregnant, I agree with the kid. I'd need those breathing exercises if I was called to leave my wife alone while she's about to give birth." He paused to think a bit on the situation. "Maybe with a few more curse words for good measure."
Ghira nodded in agreement, "True, if anyone tried to take him away from his little kitten's birth, I'd rip them apart."
Odin said, "Aye, anyone who did that would taste the metal of my axe in their spine!"
Kali, Frigga, and Summer blushed as they snuggled with their men with smiles on their faces.
Yang, Ruby, and both Blakes blushed as well, but that was more due to embarrassment. Nora just grinned at the idea of her dad breaking some poor shmuck's back.
He closed the communicator with a sharper snap than necessary, and gazed apologetically at Yang. She just smiled softly, took his hand into both of hers, and lifted it up to lightly kiss his open palm several times. She then nuzzled her cheek into it as she spoke.
"Jaune, it's okay. After everything we've been through on this long mission, I know ol' Cap would never have called you back in if it isn't important. He knows I'd have kicked his ass otherwise; him being the captain be damned. This ship needs you, and I'll be waiting right here with our baby when you're done. Go save the day, country boy."
Summer teared up, the moment getting to her inner romantic with others having the same problem.
Jaune sighed and nodded resolutely as he rose to his feet, and leaned over to leave a chaste kiss on her lips. He moved to the door that automatically slid open upon his proximity. He stopped suddenly in the doorway for a moment, then quickly turned around with a half-cocked grin, a silly wink, and a finger gun pointing at his wife.
"Robert."
"Hard pass, lover boy." Yang says as she shakes her head with a light chuckle as she wipes a few stray tears.
"Bold move there." Yang replied without missing a beat, though she was grinning mischievously. "Naming the baby after one of my exes...maybe it's worth a shot." she finished as she rubbed her chin as if in serious thought about his 'suggestion'. She couldn't hold her laughter in when her husband's face blanched in horror at his joke backfiring rather spectacularly (Yang: "Nice one, other me!").
"Alright! No need to joke about that, okay?!" he grumped while Yang still giggled uncontrollably for a moment longer. His expression then softened with a warm smile. "I love you, Yang."
"I love you too, Jaune. Come back soon." the beautiful mother-to-be's smile seemed to brighten up the room for a moment.
Yang gushed a bit at that.
Tai and Qrow were still grumbling, but had calmed down for the most part. They saw how happy those two onscreen were, and they didn't want to be a dick and deny their baby girl that happiness. And the threatening glare they got from Summer didn't hurt.
'I just don't want my baby to get hurt.' Tai glanced at Raven, remembering how devastated he was when she left, then looks back at onscreen Yang's smile. He smiled as well. 'Heh, I guess this little brat may just be good enough for her, if he's as kind as this version is.'
Qrow looked at then screen with determination, "If you don't take care of my innocent little niece, I will find a way to go to your world and give you a painful introduction to Harbinger."
Winter, James, and Glynda stared in shock at the man's threat/promise.
Yang and Ruby blushed at how embarrassing their normally cool uncle was being right now.
With that, he stepped out, quickly signaled for Doctor Laxi to put least one nurse at Yang's side in his absence, then walked out of sickbay. A moment later, one of the nurses, a cute bunny-eared brunette, entered through the doorway he just vacated and glared at the pregnant woman good-naturedly.
Coco grinned, "Hey look, bun-bun, it's you!" She then frowned with a deadpan stare, "and it looks like you're wearing the same overalls as well."
Velvet blushed deeply, especially when looking at how the uniform seems to be hugging her older self's body. 'She looks just like me in that picture with the sundress!' She also noted the confidence her other had and sighed. Sure, she has been more expressive recently, but she doubted that it would last once they return hope. 'A girl can dream though.'
Some of the other women grumbled in jealousy over the beautiful figure the more grown-up Velvet had.
Ilia blushed at the sight, while looking down at her own figure. She sighed in slight dejection.
Ruby frowned as she looked at the chest. 'I need to drink more milk!'
Penny wondered if she should ask Jack for an upgrade. 'It does seem like most men enjoy the sight of fat being centered around the chest and rear areas.'
Mercury grinned, enjoying the free show. "Nice, I wond-" before he could finish whatever he planned to say, he got slapped by a pissed off Neo and Emerald, causing him to drop from his seat in pain.
Velvet saw this, and mouthed "Thank you", which the two just nodded.
"You lucky bitch." Velvet Scarlatina muttered quietly with a joking smirk as she fluffed some pillows on the bed behind Yang.
Hearing her curse made many of her friends laugh. Velvet smiled a bit, seeing her older self's boldness. 'I hope to one day be as self-assured as my other.' She ducked a bit in embarrassment when Glynda shook her head in disappointment.
Glynda sighed, "And she was such a sweet girl too." She glared a bit at a laughing Coco and Yang, just knowing that one or the other would be the reason for this. 'You do not need to be foulmouthed to believe in yourself.' Her eye twitched a bit, 'And with my luck, it was both that corrupted her.'
It was no secret among all the single females on this ship that Jaune Arc was one of the most desirable males on its crew of nearly nine hundred.
Coco whistled, "Wow, even in other worlds, Jaune's pretty popular~."
Yang puffed her chest out in pride. "Yep, I'm the best!" She grinned at the fashionista, much to the others' grumbles.
"You know it, sister." Yang's tone and grin were extremely smug as she shifted her body and laid back to get herself ready for labor.
Out in the corridor, Jaune was silently marching past nervous crew members, who had pressed themselves up against the sides after they all scrambled out of his way upon noticing his intimidating expression. Finally after a few turns, he reached a turbolift.
He entered, gripped a control handle tightly, and gave a good effort at ripping it off the wall for a few seconds in order to bleed out his frustration at being called back on duty. It didn't even budge one millimeter, as if it was mocking him.
James, Penny, and Winter eye twitched at the attempt of destroying expensive equipment.
At the same time Tai, Ghira, Odin, and Ozpin nodded in agreement at the attempt, feeling that they would probably do the same thing, only with more things destroyed in their own rampages.
"Bridge." he bit out, finally managing to settle his expression into a neutral one just as the turbolift doors closed with a quiet hiss.
In the next shot, the audience were treated to the spectacular sight of deep space with the Federation starship, the USS Kelvin, sweeping gracefully into view near a large red dwarf star, its silver-colored hull bathing in the bright light. The ship large enough to take a while to become fully visible on the screen.
What the viewers could make out first was Kelvin's large saucer-like primary hull with its name and registry number displayed prominently across it, and its main bridge sitting a bit higher in the center. They then saw the cylindrical secondary hull, housing the deflector dish and hanger, attached dorsally at the back of the saucer. Finally, the long single warp engine nacelle sitting ventrally under the saucer came into view. This ship was a unique design even among the wide variety of Federation ship designs out there, since many of them used at least two engine nacelles instead of just one. All in all, it was an awe-inspiring, yet very weird design for the audience.
As everyone was in awe at the view of space, this being the first time anyone had seen such a magnificent view, they were also a bit confused with the design.
"Uh," Peridot started, "Not that that's not cool and everything, but…" Her twin continued "Why is the main body of the ship in the shape of a saucer?"
Amber scratched her head, "Yeah, wouldn't the design make it easy for enemies to land more hits on them?" They're young, but they've been taught to create as small a profile as possible when in a fight, and seeing a ship with that big a profile confused them.
The other fighters nodded, feeling that the ship being so wide would only make it a bigger target. Especially if attacked from the top or bottom of the ship.
Jack nodded, "For larger capital ships, definitely. But the Kelvin is measured at only 450 meters long."
Ruby was amazed by the ship, but then tilted her head in confusion. "Uh, why are the engines away from the main body though?"
Blake shrugged, "Maybe in case the engines blow up, the rest of the ship can still be salvaged, thus saving more crewmembers than if it was housed inside the ship."
Penny shook her head. "But they are still in space. If space is the same as being underwater, and the main engines blew up, it would not matter if the crew survived the explosion or not. The ship would still be stranded, and against the people who destroyed the engines in the first place with no way to escape." She looked back at the ship, also noting that with it being so far away from the rest of the ship, any point defense system would have a difficult time covering the engines.
James nodded, "That is true, and if it was housed inside the ship, it would just be more difficult for potential enemies to target them."
Jack shrugged. "Well, I did say that the organization wasn't strictly a military one." (4)
The Kelvin was returning from its months-long deep space and scientific exploration mission on its way back to Remnant, the Federation's homeworld, when its long-range sensors picked up something odd near the Klingon Empire's border. The ship's crew was then tasked by Starfleet Command to temporarily divert there to document anything that might happen.
Amber raised an eyebrow, "Wait, so they're sending only one ship to document whatever's over there? Alone? Near the borders of…" She blinked, then looked to Jack, "Are those Kli-whatever friendly?"
Jack shook his head, "Not really." He took his pad to look into it. "According to this universe's timeline, The Federation and Klingon Empire were nearing a state of Cold War." He placed the pad back on the table as everyone deadpanned at the news.
James facepalmed. "Clearly, not military." He bemoaned at his other's bad luck in having to deal with such a lackluster leadership. "I would've made sure to at least divert more than one ship to document this anomaly. What if something were to go wrong?"
Ozpin nodded, not understanding how these people could just divert one ship to this.
Yang sheepishly said, "Maybe the Federation is spread thin at the moment?" She said, trying to defend the organization her other's hubby is a part of.
Winter nodded, "You may be right." She said as she rubbed her chin.
"I am?" Yang asked at the same time as Weiss and Ruby asked "She is?" Then the former grinned. "I am!"
Winter nods, "With such a vast territory the Federation has to police, there wouldn't be many ships available. And as the Kelvin is just returning from its own months-long voyage, there most likely isn't any more ships to help investigate." Her eyes narrowed, "The Federation is likely spread thin at the moment, and thus could only spare the one vessel."
That odd phenomenon was gaining strength and getting larger just as the Kelvin neared, and its entire crew had no idea just how their lives were going to change drastically soon.
Back inside, Jaune just stepped out of the turbolift into a short corridor leading up to the main door to the bridge. Immediately, he noticed someone leaning his back against the wall by the door, turning out to be his old classmate from his days in the Starfleet Academy: Lieutenant Lie Ren.
Nora squealed "Renny!" She glomped a surprised Ren as she babbled on how cool it was to see him there, and as Jaune's friend again. That last part brought a smile to the boy's face, once again seeing how his friendship with Jaune transcends universes.
Odin, seeing how his baby girl was reacting to the boy's older form, wondered if he was right for his little warrior. 'He better be strong enough to protect my little treasure!'
Frigga giggled at how close her daughter is to the boy, wondering if he would be joining the family. 'Yay, grandbabies!'
"Ren!" Jaune couldn't help but smile, despite his frustrations a moment ago. Ren stood straight and gave Jaune a small smile in return. He was dressed in the Starfleet uniform as well, except that his shirt was white to denote him as part of the science/medical division in contrast to Jaune's command blue. Like Jaune, he also clearly kept himself in good shape. The main difference from the Ren in the audience was that the on-screen version also had his black hair cropped short, though a little longer than Jaune's, with a short magenta strand over his forehead that matched his eyes.
Nora did notice how generous the formfitting uniform was on older Ren's physique, and blushed as she drooled a bit at seeing her crush's body. 'Oh yeah, mama likes~!' She did remember that she was hugging him, so released him before she could embarrass herself.
Meanwhile, Weiss raised an eyebrow, "Wait, so different colors denotes rank here?"
Jack nodded in confirmation.
As a result many of the heroes, villains, and children all facepalmed. Even Whitley and Willow, who didn't have military or Huntsmen training couldn't help but think that that was a stupid idea.
Cinder hummed in concentration, "Well… I suppose it would be a simpler matter to locate and destroy the leaders at least."
"You know, when you picked me up at the last stop, I wasn't expecting to be asked to come up here in the middle of my leave to offer my expertise. I guess there's finally an issue that even you can't resolve, Jaune." Ren began with a small but teasing grin. His friend grinned back as they shook hands firmly.
"I was off-duty until just a moment ago, so they couldn't make use of my amazing talents lately." Jaune shot back with mock arrogance, before looking a little guilty. "Sorry I couldn't find more time to see you the last couple days, though."
Ren shock his head. "It's alright, I completely understand. My wife is almost due with our first child. It's why I'm hitching a ride on this ship back to Remnant in the first place, after all."
At his other's admittance to being married and expecting, many of Ren's friends stopped to stare at the blushing young man.
Nora held her breath, praying to any and every god that was listening that she was the one married to him. 'Please, let it be me.' She begged as she crossed her fingers and legs together.
Knowing that Nora wasn't going to, Coco took a deep breath and asked Jack. "So, who's the lucky lady?"
Jack rose an eyebrow, as if asking "Isn't it obvious?" He then raised a single finger, and pointed it at a shaking, and blue-faced, Nora.
It took a moment, but when the news registered Nora gasped, releasing the breath she was holding and thus wouldn't suffocate, while Ren became wide-eyed and blushed deeply.
Pyrrha squealed with joy, "I'm so happy for you!" She then went over to hug her two teammates, and in her mind, siblings.
Odin fainted in shock, while Frigga clapped in joy, "Yes, I get to have grandbabies!"
The students all cooed as they went to congratulate the couple for their upcoming child.
Nora blushed from the attention, "B-But, we're not together-together!"
Just then Ren, blushing up a storm, did the one thing she never expected, but secretly hoped he'd do. While he was in Pyrrha's hug, he reached over and tapped her on the nose, "Boop."
Nora looked at him with shock, as Ren smiled at her. She teared up, but tapped his nose back with a large smile. "Boop!"
Their friends cheered, knowing that with this, the ReNora ship had set sail. Pyrrha squealed again, bringing the two closer in her embrace.
Frigga just cooed at the interaction, bringing her palms to her cheek. She was so overjoyed that her baby was together with someone that obviously made her happy. She went over to her daughter, and taking her away from her team, she said "Oh, sweetie, I'm so happy for you! As for you young man." She paused to look to a now nervous looking Ren with a serious expression, before smiling at the boy. "Welcome to the family."
Ren smiled, and nodded in gratitude. But that turned to fear when his new mother-in-law, 'Well, by this point we're already married in all but name', pointed to her husband. "But you'll have to break the news to him… when he wakes up of course."
Ozpin and Glynda smiled, happy that those two are now together.
"Congratulations! We'll have to get together soon when we're settled in with our new kids." Jaune exclaimed with a big grin, and Ren nodded back in affirmation with a small smile. After a moment, their expressions became serious.
"Now, the fact Captain Ironwood had to call you away from your wife means this is likely serious. Any idea?" Ren began in a professional tone.
"No clue. Captain didn't tell me anything when he called me." Jaune replied just as seriously.
"And I apologize for that. However, we had to act fast and I need help from you both." James Ironwood's voice cut in as his imposing figure stepped out from his ready room next to the bridge's door. Jaune and Ren immediately stood at attention in his presence. Ironwood was dressed in the same command blue Starfleet uniform as Jaune's, though there was a stripe on his right bicep denoting him as the Kelvin's captain.
James once more groaned at how easy-to-spot his other is in that uniform.
And just like that, the jovial moment that Nora's and Ren's marriage and future child was brought low, and everyone went back to their seats with serious expressions.
"Now, here's the situation. Five minutes ago, our long-range sensors detected an odd but powerful gravitational fluctuation appearing without reason in space about 75,000 kilometers from the Klingons' border. Its energy readings have been slowly growing stronger since the moment we picked it up, and we have no evidence that this is natural. I just finished speaking with Command, and we've been tasked to get close and document whatever's happening." Ironwood stated as he stood in front of the other two men. Jaune frowned, now understanding why he and his friend had been called back on duty.
No one understood what a 'gravitational fluctuation' was, but figured that it was bad based on the Captain's tone of voice.
The students were just glad that Jaune understood whatever James had said.
Jaune Arc, as second-in-command of the Kelvin, was skilled at coming up with tactical decisions on the fly, and always gave the captain sound advice to deal with any situation. The ship's crew also held him in high regard due to his ability to make friends with just about anyone he met, and they would follow him anywhere without question (Ren: "Huh, so like our Jaune.").
Lie Ren, being a brilliant science officer with the ability to capture all attention whenever he spoke, was very capable on scientific matters and would offer plausible theories for whatever they might find. His strategic thinking could not be overlooked as well, and many higher-ups were already recommending him for the command line, and eventual ship captaincy (Nora: "That's my Renny!").
"That's too close to the border to just overlook this. We'll need to make sure it's not the Klingons trying something, sir." Jaune said firmly, now glad he had been called back in. He would do anything to protect his new family, and a possible issue that could lead to another escalation in the decades-long conflict with the Klingons was enough to get his mental alarms blaring.
James sighed, but agreed with Winter's assessment that the Federation must be spread out too thin to divert more assets to their location. 'I have a bad feeling about this.'
"I agree with Lieutenant Commander Arc that we should investigate this, Captain. However, this may not involve the Klingons in any way. Why would they recklessly catch our attention on this side of the border so far from any of their known military installations? There's also no strategic target for them to attack or sabotage in this region. Did the sensors pick up any unknown ship in the vicinity?" Ren added his piece with his brow furrowed in thought.
Weiss blinked. "That's a great point. Why would these 'Klingons' attack an area that would serve them no purpose?" She thought that attacking from a place that didn't house any military bases was a brilliant move on their part, a way to keep the Federation from catching wind of a possible attack. But if there was no place of significance for them to attack in the first place, then why bother?
Many others nodded in agreement, not seeing how his attack could help them.
Penny hummed. "Unless of course, this attack is a way to distract the Federation." Her statement brought many up short, they hadn't thought of that.
Ironwood shook his head and turned toward the bridge's door with the other men falling into step behind him.
"None that we can pick up, Lieutenant Ren. As far as we know, we're the only ship around for at least two light years. Klingons or not, there are too many unknown variables and we need answers. Be prepared for anything." He stated firmly as the bridge door slid open to admit the three men (Whitley: "Well, you were right sister. The Federation is spread thin."). They were immediately bathed in the nearby red dwarf's blindingly bright light flooding into the bridge through the large viewscreen on the opposite wall from them.
The large and circular room was full of many console stations and dozens of displays showing the Kelvin's stats and whatever was going on out in space around them. It was swarming with activity as the bridge crew, consisting of humans, Faunus, and many other alien races, worked together seamlessly to come up with as much information as they could find about the situation happening right now. Despite the commotion going on, Jaune easily overheard the large and stoic-looking comms officer nearby speaking calmly with Starfleet.
Seeing the smooth interactions between the humans and the other races, including Faunus, had the Faunus in the audience in awe. Hearing it from Jack did nothing to prepare them for actually seeing the unity of the Federation in action. It actually brought many hope that Humanity and Faunus kind could one day achieve peace and unity between them.
"USS Kelvin, go for Starfleet Base." A male voice came in crisply.
"Starfleet Base, we've sent you a transmission. Did you receive?" Yatsuhashi Daichi replied, and there was a click as the call apparently switched to someone else at Starfleet, because a woman's voice began speaking now. The students and teachers in the audience immediately recognized it as belonging to Coco Adel.
"Kelvin, have you double-checked these readings?" Coco's voice was professional, but had a clear tone of disbelief.
Coco could only stare in horror at her other wearing something like the Starfleet uniform. Velvet smiled, seeing her large teammate, and giggled at the look of horror Coco had.
"I know how it looks, ma'am, but our gravitational sensors are going crazy here." The large man then glanced out through the viewscreen. Jaune followed the gaze, and was surprised to see what looked like electrical storm clouds crackling in space in the far distance, barely visible at the edge of their visual range, though the Kelvin was rapidly getting closer. "You should see this. It looks like a lightning storm from here."
"What you've sent us doesn't seem possible." Coco's professional tone finally broke to show bewilderment.
"That doesn't look good." Roman commented as Neo nodded.
"It's odd to hear Miss Adel's voice be so professional." Glynda said to Oz, the man nodding in astonishment.
Coco looked at her teachers, "Hey, no fair! I can act professional!" At the stern professor's deadpan stare, she blushed as her words didn't sound very professional.
Velvet outright laughed at her statement.
"Yes, ma'am, I understand. That's why we sent it." Yatsuhashi replied in a dry tone (Nora: "Burn!"). Jaune smirked slightly as he moved to his usual console station to the left of the captain's chair. Ren moved to the science station on the opposite side of the bridge to stand behind a seated officer and look over the shoulder at the data being displayed before him. They glanced at each other and exchanged nods briefly, before returning to their tasks.
Meanwhile, Captain Ironwood announced his presence with a firm "Report."
Yatsuhashi turned to him. "We'll be in full visual range in ten seconds, captain, and we have a new message from Base."
The man's voice Jaune heard at the beginning of the earlier radio communication spoke when the comm officer pressed a button. "Alert Captain Ironwood that Starfleet advises your ship to proceed with caution."
The captain nodded stiffly before taking a quick breath.
"Polarize the viewscreen." He ordered as he moved toward his captain's chair in the center of the bridge. Immediately, the viewscreen darkened to lessen the harsh glare of the nearby red dwarf flooding into the room, and everyone was able to see better now.
"We're now in visual range." the helms officer, Neptune, announced as his hands moved across the console before him.
"All stop, Ensign Vasilias." Ironwood ordered as he took his seat and leaned forward to focus his steely gaze at the viewscreen while the blue-haired man rapidly pressed some buttons and pulled back the throttle for impulse power. The Kelvin immediately slowed to a stop just before the developing phenomenon.
Now clearly visible on the viewscreen, everyone on the bridge could make out what looked like an ominous-looking black hole in space surrounded by crackling lightning clouds. It gave out a very foreboding feeling.
"What is that?" Willow asks in awe.
No one had an answer. Well, no answer that was useful anyway. "It's so cool!" Ruby and Nora shouted, not knowing how they'll soon regret opening their big mouths.
END
Woo, oh man, the audience just can't catch a break! First I got them all happy, and next chapter it's gonna be a train wreck! Hope you enjoyed, and thanks again to hazeleyes180 for your story, hope the reactions were satisfactory for you so far :) !
Now, as I wrote down for another one's response, here's a list of (full) movies I'm planning on reacting to (not in order and no Marvel listed, pretty sure I already made clear which movies I'm reacting for that):
Stargate
Troy
300 (with changes to make it more epic [and a bit more historically accurate])
The Last Samurai
Independence Day 2
iRobot
Little Nicky
Die Hard (no sequels)
Wall-E
Jumanji
Indiana Jones (can't decide which, but it's only one of them)
Universal Van Hellsing
Stargate: Arc of Truth
Kung Fu Hustle
Rush Hour (no sequels)
Dogma
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Treasure Planet
Starship Troopers (no sequels)
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Dracula Untold
Home Alone
And Small Soldiers
24 movies, not counting Marvel (32 in total)! At least those I can remember from my previous list/suggestions. As you can see, I got plenty on my plate for full movies to show right now. The reason why I've listed them here is because I want to make absolutely sure that I don't lose this damn list again (lost it twice before). Now, keep in mind that while this is the whole list, it can grow or shrink, since I will most likely add/drop/replace some of them.
I forgot to add this last chapter. List of current Jaune's children in the Nexus:
Neo: Lucy
Emerald: Peridot & Garnet
Vernal: Amber
Raven: Robin
Sienna: Altani
Glynda: Alice
1. The outfit is a bit boring compared to what the RWBY characters usually wear. The only ones who wear something close to Starfleet are Ilia and Velvet. But the former wore that for infiltration, and later changed into a new outfit anyway, while the latter had more color and personality done for her outfit.
2. A Celtic tiara for weddings, made of silver with a Yellow Zircon jewel (meant to represent her golden hair).
3. Surprising, considering that most of the children were born from Joker-Jaune. But like he said: he's still a Jaune, so he would have some aspects of Jaune that would be sort of universal, like being a decent dad.
4. Sorry for any Star Trek fans, just trying to make the reactions as believable as possible. This is the first time anyone from Remnant has seen a spaceship before, and the design is a little weird to be honest. I know that it's been explained that the ship's engines are so powerful that they would be dangerous to be near, hence why they're external and far away from the main body. I'm just pointing out how the design would look to anyone not familiar with the shows/movies. Keep in mind that Jack had to read from his pad to look up the info for the Federation, so it's obvious that he's not too knowledgeable about this universe. It's actually a clue to how I don't know jack about the lore of this franchise.